Update: Kings GM Dean Lombardi didn't make a deal at the NHL's trade deadline Monday, so the roster will remain intact for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs, if they make the playoffs. The Kings have lost three consecutive games, including a lackluster 5-2 defeat Sunday to the Winnipeg Jets, and fell from a playoff spot after winning eight consecutive games and returning to the postseason field.

]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:01:00 -08002015-03-02T00:01:00-08:002015-03-02T21:35:06-08:00The Ducks were firmly entrenched in first place in the Pacific Division at the start of business in the NHL on Monday. They also were second in the Western Conference, two points behind the league-leading Nashville Predators.

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DALLAS >> Clayton Stoner can barely remember his last goal, let alone his last unassisted score.

Before Sunday night, that is.

Stoner's unassisted go-ahead goal in the third period helped the Anaheim Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Sunday night.

It was Stoner's first goal since March 18, 2014.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:01:00 -08002015-03-01T00:01:00-08:002015-03-01T21:58:28-08:00WINNIPEG, Manitoba >> The Winnipeg Jets added two points in the standings and one forward to their depth chart as they continued their playoff push on Sunday.

The Jets announced a trade for forward Lee Stempniak in the closing moments of their 5-2 win over the Kings in a matchup between teams fighting for Western Conference playoff berths.

Update: Kings captain Dustin Brown didn't want to talk about the team's inconsistency after Friday's loss to the Ducks. The bottom line is the Kings have been inconsistent, wildly so, in fact. They have lost two in a row after winning eight consecutive games, which followed a stretch in which they lost 10 of 12.

]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:13:47 -08002015-02-28T16:13:47-08:002015-02-28T16:13:47-08:00The Pacific Division-leading Ducks acquired left wing Tomas Fleischmann from the Florida Panthers on Saturday for left wing Dany Heatley and a third-round pick in the 2015 draft, another move designed to bolster the roster for an extended playoff run.]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:13:22 -08002015-02-28T16:13:22-08:002015-02-28T16:13:22-08:00Corey Perry had the puck and the game on his stick midway through the third period Friday night at Honda Center. Ryan Getzlaf air-mailed a pass to him from the left wing and, suddenly and quite remarkably, he was all alone and approaching the net.]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:01:00 -08002015-02-27T00:01:00-08:002015-02-27T21:58:16-08:00On the night their eight-game winning streak came to an abrupt halt with a 1-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators, the Kings welcomed their newest member to Staples Center. The Ducks and goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov officially parted ways Thursday, with the team placing him on unconditional waivers after he declined to accept an assignment to play for their American Hockey League team in Norfolk, Va.

Bryzgalov said he plans to return to his family's home in suburban Philadelphia and sit out for the rest of the season.

Funny what a long winning streak can do for a team. Williams, Quick and the Kings' special teams play propelled them to a hard-earned

The trade deadline isn't until Monday, but the Ducks and Canadiens fired an early-morning salvo Tuesday with a swap of 22-year-old wingers that should give Anaheim more speed and skill and could also provide Montreal with more size and grit.